Voices of UCCS: Finstas

5 November 2019

Caitlyn Dieckmann

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Kaylee Sandoval, freshman pre-nursing major

What kind of content do you post?

“Anything I want to post. I would say more along the lines of funny pictures of me and my friends than anything else.”

How do you decide who gets to follow you?

“Anybody who I’ve known personally, or if I follow their finstas as well.”

Describe the account in five words.

“Sassy. Raunchy. Funny. Memorable. Angsty.”

Why do you think having a finsta is fun?

“You’re not putting your best foot forward. It’s just for those people who know you and can appreciate you for yourself.”

According to a tweet, some people should have therapists, not finstas. Thoughts?

“I think it’s a good way to rant. I think it’s my own kind of therapy.”

Tyler Keene, freshman sports medicine major

What kind of content do you post?

“Memes, partying, just pictures of me doing random shit.”

How do you decide who gets to follow you?

“People that I like, I follow. People that I don’t like, I don’t follow.”

Describe the account in five words.

“Wholesome. Inactive. Pretty. Dumb.”

Why do you think having a finsta is fun?

“You get to do whatever you want with it. Zero judgment.”

According to a tweet, some people should have therapists, not finstas. Thoughts?

“I feel like finstas are therapy for some people because they like showing their life through pictures.”